Acton Auto Tech

Been going there a few times for oil changes, tire air leak, etc. small stuff. Friendly guys, nice, helpful. Have a friend who likes the mechanic. Asked mechanic about replacing my clutch — he quoted a price 33% above what I had it done for elsewhere. Went back for an oil change today.
Here is where the crap begins. While I waited a few minutes for my turn for the oil change, they asked me to move my car to a particular place, since I was partly blocking the air pump (not really) «in case a customer comes that needs air.» I moved it, and continued to wait. Within 2 minutes, same guy asked me to move my car or give him the keys, since now I am blocking in a car. Duh. Apparently I was too slow to hand him the keys, since when I held out the keys, he pulled back his hand, asked me if I wanted to move it myself «since I was taking my own sweet time». «I dont care». «I dont care either!» and he walked off, and I drove off, never to return. Say good bye to your customer, and I hope to several more. Customer comes first, I am not there for YOUR convenience, dude.

I work down the street from Acton Auto Tech and have been taking my car there for the last couple of years. Unfortunately I haven’t done all my repairs there because my car breaks down in random places and I was too busy being swindled by Good Year of Lowell (see my review). Anyways, Vinnie is your man for an auto mechanic. All his repairs have held up and he gives you a good deal. He doesn’t try to fix shit that isn’t broken or screw you with expensive parts. A couple of times he’s done very minor work for free, like grounding my wind shield wiper motor after my girlfriend installed it and we didn’t understand the wiring. My first experience at AAT was failing an inspection. I was like «screw these guys and their insistence that my car actually have a working exhaust system!». But then I just realized that my car is a piece of shit and got it fixed by a friend. If you live in Acton, give these guys your business, and screw Good Year.